This method looks interesting plus holds very firmly, but is terribly awkward to tighten. The lacing first runs
down the shoe, then doubles back up the shoe. There's two variations: One with hidden verticals at the bottom,
the other with a visible crossover.

Diagram for 8 pairs of eyelets, variation 1

Pairs

8

8

7

6

5

4

3

Step

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

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Lacing Technique:

• Begin straight across on the outside (grey section) and in through the second-from-top set of eyelets.

• Cross the ends and feed in through the second-lower set of eyelets (skip past one set of eyelets).

• Continue down the shoe two sets of eyelets at a time.

• At the bottom, run each lace end vertically between the bottom and second-from-bottom eyelets. (For
variation 2, the ends run diagonally).

• Double back and work back up the shoe, criss-crossing through the vacant sets of eyelets.

Features:

Stays very tight

Terribly awkward

6% longer ends (approx.)

Variations:

1
For longer ends / neater look, the laces run vertically up the inside between the bottom and second-from-bottom
eyelets.